Real Madrid's incredible sold XI

Striker: Gonzalo Higuain (AC Milan)

It was difficult to choose between Alvaro Morata and Gonzalo Higuain for who gets to lead the line for this star-studded squad and it was the Argentine striker who came up trumps in our list.

Higuain abandoned Real Madrid in 2013 as he was not ready to play second fiddle to Karim Benzema who was a regular in Real Madrid's starting XI. In consequence, the now 30-year-old opted to make a move away from Santiago Bernabeu and joined Napoli on a five-year deal.

There, he grew into a first-rate center-forward and racked up 91 goals in 146 matches for The Blues. Later, Higuain was handed over to Juventus for €90 million, making it one of the most expensive football transfers of all-time.

The Argentina international continued his fearsome form at The Old Lady and recorded 55 goals within two seasons before earning a season-long loan deal to AC Milan.

As such, Higuain appears to be the ideal option to usurp the center-forward berth in this side.

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Edited by Sundaresh Kumar